Offworlders

While not a breeding program per se, Offworlders were self-infected with a virus that loosened the strictness of DNA and RNA copying, thus facilitating localized adaptation to the new environment. The results were unpredictable but eventually useful.

Plate 7: An offworlder, of Asteroid Zeta-37 beyond the Kuiper belt. Eyes and sockets enlarged beyond proportion, to soak in the precious and distant sunlight.